World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Oliver Edwin Ford, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Houston County, Texas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. COLONEL FORD WAS KILLED IN ACTION. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.